Emoji as bookmark separators

An emoji can work as a bookmark separator. Edit a bookmark, clear its name, and paste an emoji like a red circle, a star, or a diamond. The emoji sits on your bar as a bright little marker between groups. It is a quick hack that works in every browser, with a few limits worth knowing before you build your whole bar on it.

How to do it

1. Add a bookmark to the bar, of any page. How to create bookmarks has the steps.
2. Right click it and choose Edit.
3. Clear the name and paste your emoji, then save.
4. Drag it into place between two groups.

On Windows, press Windows + . to open the emoji picker. On a Mac, press Fn + E or Ctrl + Cmd + Space.

Where it works well

The emoji is just text in the bookmark's name, so it shows in every browser: Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, all of them. Nothing to install, nothing that can stop working. If you live in a browser where separators do not keep their color, an emoji is a decent stand-in. It is the modern cousin of the pipe trick, with color.

Where it falls short

• The favicon comes along. The bookmark still points at a real page, so its own favicon sits right next to your emoji. You get two symbols where you wanted one clean marker.
• You cannot pick the shade. Emoji come in the colors they come in. A red circle is whatever red your system draws, so matching a project color or a theme is out.
• It looks different everywhere. Emoji are drawn by the operating system, so your bar looks one way on Windows and another on a Mac.
• It can get busy. Emoji are detailed little pictures. A few of them between rows of favicons can make the bar noisier, not calmer.

The cleaner option

A Diviide separator is the same idea done properly: a bookmark whose icon is a simple shape, with no favicon next to it and no name unless you want one. You pick the exact shape and the exact color, so the markers match each other and your bar reads as tidy sections. See how to use Diviide to make one in a few seconds, in Chrome and other Chromium browsers.

Common questions

Can I use an emoji as a bookmark separator?

Yes. Edit any bookmark, clear its name, and paste an emoji like a red circle or a star. The emoji then acts as a visual marker between your groups. The bookmark still shows its own favicon next to the emoji, which is the main limitation.

Do emoji separators work in Safari and Firefox?

Yes. An emoji is just text in the bookmark name, so it shows in every browser. That makes it a handy fallback where Diviide separators do not keep their color.